Louis Ganne
Illustration — Louis Ganne (1862–1923). Louis-Gaston Ganne (5 April 1862 in Buxières-les-Mines (Allier) – 13/14 July 1923 in Paris) was a conductor and composer of French operas, operettas, ballets, and marches.
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Louis Ganne
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- Born
- 1862 · Buxières-les-Mines.
- Died
- 1923 · 17th arrondissement of Paris.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- conductor · composer
- Fields
- opera
- Movements
- classical music
- Education
- Conservatoire de Paris
- Honours
- Knight of the Legion of Honour · Officier de l'Instruction publique · Knight's Cross of the Order of Franz Joseph · Knight of the Order of Saint-Charles
- Languages
- French
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Illustration — Louis Ganne (1862–1923). Louis-Gaston Ganne (5 April 1862 in Buxières-les-Mines (Allier) – 13/14 July 1923 in Paris) was a conductor and composer of French operas, operettas, ballets, and marches.
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Louis Ganne (1862–1923) was a French composer and conductor. The composer was born in Buxières-les-Mines.
Louis Ganne studied at Conservatoire de Paris. The composer lived in Monte Carlo. Louis Ganne was associated with classical music.
Genres include opera. Languages used include French. The composer received Knight of the Legion of Honour, Knight of the Order of Saint-Charles and Knight's Cross of the Order of Franz Joseph, among others.
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Louis Ganne studied at Conservatoire de Paris. The recorded working language is French. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are opera. Residence is recorded at Monte Carlo. Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Legion of Honour, Officier de l'Instruction publique, Knight's Cross of the Order of Franz Joseph and Knight of the Order of Saint-Charles.
Ganne was born in the Auvergne region of France and grew up in Issy-les-Moulineaux, in the suburbs of Paris. He studied under César Franck and Jules Massenet at the Conservatoire de Paris. He conducted at the Nouveau Théâtre de la Rue Blanche and at the Folies-Bergère, and later led a concert series at the Monte Carlo Casino. Ganne is most recognized today for his popular patriotic marches, Le père la victoire and La marche Lorraine. He also composed for the ballet, including the 1902 ballet "In Japan". He is less well known outside his native France, and his many operettas are now rarely performed. His most successful light opera is the circus musical Les saltimbanques (The Acrobats), from 1899.
Selected operas and operettas
Selected operas and operettas
• Ophélia (1887) • Tout Paris (1891) • L'Heureuse rencontre (1892) • Rabelais, opera in 4 acts (1892) • Les colles des femmes (1893) • Le Réveil d'une parisienne (1894) • La Puce (1894) • Raseur (1895) • Qui veut de l'amour? (1899) • Les saltimbanques, opera in 3 acts (1899) • Miss Bouton d'Or, opera in 2 acts (1902) • Les Plaques de l'année, (1906) • Hans, le joueur de flûte, opera in 3 acts (1906) • Les Ailes (1910) • Rhodope, opera in 3 acts (1910) • Cocorico, opera in 3 acts (1913) • L'Archiduc des Folies-Bergère, opera in 2 acts (1916) • La Belle de Paris, opera in 2 acts (1922)
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Louis Ganne is recorded with the occupation conductor. Classed in the genre opera. Recorded as having received Knight of the Legion of Honour, Officier de l'Instruction publique and Knight's Cross of the Order of Franz Joseph. Ganne received Knight of the Legion of Honour, Officier de l'Instruction publique, Knight's Cross of the Order of Franz Joseph and Knight of the Order of Saint-Charles.
La Czarina by Louis Ganne, arranged for banjo by George W. Gregory, page 3
Music by Louis Ganne, arrangement for banjo by George W. Gregory · S. S. Stewart's Banjo and Guitar Journal, issue 79, Dec 1893-Jan 1894 pages 28-30
La Czarina by Louis Ganne, arranged for banjo by George W. Gregory, page 1
Music by Louis Ganne, arrangement for banjo by George W. Gregory · S. S. Stewart's Banjo and Guitar Journal, issue 79, Dec 1893-Jan 1894 pages 28-30
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1923
Louis Ganne died at 17th arrondissement of Paris.
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- 1.Pritchard, Jane, "'More Natural than Nature, More Artificial than Art': The Dance Criticism of Arthur Symons" (Winter 2003). Dance Research: The Journal of the Society for Dance Research, 21 (2): pp. 36-89.
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